Summary

Applied Physics, 8/e, formerly titled Physics for Career Education, provides comprehensive and practical coverage of physics concepts for students in technical or industrial career programs. The new title reflects changes in this new edition that make the text an appropriate choice for an applied general education physics course as well as for a traditional technical physics course. The authors make challenging and difficult concepts easier to understand by applying physics concepts in everyday applications, with which the students are already familiar, as well as in technical applications. Concepts are explained and reinforced with numerous detailed examples, photos and illustrations, and more than 3200 problems and questions. To allow for customized programs of study, chapters have been written with flexibility of topic presentation in mind.

Table of Contents

1. The Physics Tool Kit.

Standards of Measure. Introduction to the Metric System. Length. Area and Volume. Other Units. Measurement: Significant Digits and Accuracy. Measurement: Precision. Calculations with Measurements. Problem-Solving Method.

What Is Alternating Current? ac Power. Inductance. Inductance and Resistance in Series. Capacitance. Capacitance and Resistance in Series. Capacitance, Inductance, and Resistance in Series. Resonance. Rectification and Amplification. Commercial Generator Power Output.

19. Light.

Nature of Light. The Speed of Light. Light as a Wave. Light as a Particle. Photometry.

20. Reflection and Refraction.

Mirrors and Images. Images Formed by Plane Mirrors. Images Formed by Concave Mirrors. Images Formed by Convex Mirrors. The Mirror Formula. The Law of Refraction. Total Internal Reflection. Types of Lenses. Images Formed by Converging Lenses. Images Formed by Diverging Lenses.

21. Color.

The Color of Light. Diffraction of Light. Interference. Polarization of Light.

Other Editions of Applied Physics - With CD

Applied Physics, 8/e, formerly titled Physics for Career Education, provides comprehensive and practical coverage of physics concepts for students in technical or industrial career programs. The new title reflects changes in this new edition that make the text an appropriate choice for an applied general education physics course as well as for a traditional technical physics course. The authors make challenging and difficult concepts easier to understand by applying physics concepts in everyday applications, with which the students are already familiar, as well as in technical applications. Concepts are explained and reinforced with numerous detailed examples, photos and illustrations, and more than 3200 problems and questions. To allow for customized programs of study, chapters have been written with flexibility of topic presentation in mind.

What Is Alternating Current? ac Power. Inductance. Inductance and Resistance in Series. Capacitance. Capacitance and Resistance in Series. Capacitance, Inductance, and Resistance in Series. Resonance. Rectification and Amplification. Commercial Generator Power Output.

19. Light.

Nature of Light. The Speed of Light. Light as a Wave. Light as a Particle. Photometry.

20. Reflection and Refraction.

Mirrors and Images. Images Formed by Plane Mirrors. Images Formed by Concave Mirrors. Images Formed by Convex Mirrors. The Mirror Formula. The Law of Refraction. Total Internal Reflection. Types of Lenses. Images Formed by Converging Lenses. Images Formed by Diverging Lenses.

21. Color.

The Color of Light. Diffraction of Light. Interference. Polarization of Light.

Summary

Applied Physics, 8/e, formerly titled Physics for Career Education, provides comprehensive and practical coverage of physics concepts for students in technical or industrial career programs. The new title reflects changes in this new edition that make the text an appropriate choice for an applied general education physics course as well as for a traditional technical physics course. The authors make challenging and difficult concepts easier to understand by applying physics concepts in everyday applications, with which the students are already familiar, as well as in technical applications. Concepts are explained and reinforced with numerous detailed examples, photos and illustrations, and more than 3200 problems and questions. To allow for customized programs of study, chapters have been written with flexibility of topic presentation in mind.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. The Physics Tool Kit.

Standards of Measure. Introduction to the Metric System. Length. Area and Volume. Other Units. Measurement: Significant Digits and Accuracy. Measurement: Precision. Calculations with Measurements. Problem-Solving Method.

What Is Alternating Current? ac Power. Inductance. Inductance and Resistance in Series. Capacitance. Capacitance and Resistance in Series. Capacitance, Inductance, and Resistance in Series. Resonance. Rectification and Amplification. Commercial Generator Power Output.

19. Light.

Nature of Light. The Speed of Light. Light as a Wave. Light as a Particle. Photometry.

20. Reflection and Refraction.

Mirrors and Images. Images Formed by Plane Mirrors. Images Formed by Concave Mirrors. Images Formed by Convex Mirrors. The Mirror Formula. The Law of Refraction. Total Internal Reflection. Types of Lenses. Images Formed by Converging Lenses. Images Formed by Diverging Lenses.

21. Color.

The Color of Light. Diffraction of Light. Interference. Polarization of Light.